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TOPIC: BEAUMONT-HAMEL

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Beaumont-Hamel remembered 100 years later

Some Canadians travelled to Beaumont-Hamel in France, where 100 years ago, hundreds of Newfoundlanders were killed in one of the bloodiest battles of human history
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How Beaumont-Hamel battle defined Newfoundland

July 1 marks the 100th anniversary of Beaumont-Hamel, the First World War battle that left 684 men of the Newfoundland Regiment killed or wounded
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Danger tree

As a part of the 100th Anniversary of Beaumont-Hamel, artist Morgan MacDonald designed a sculpture for the Memorial Garden at Grenfell Campus of the Danger Tree on the battlefield.
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Governor General's Canada Day speech

David Johnston calls on Canadians to remember battles of Somme and Beaumont-Hamel from First World War
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Meeting Michael

How a pin dedicated to a fallen WW I soldier is heading from the U.K. to N.L.

Veterans Affairs to plant thousands of trees at Beaumont-Hamel memorial

The federal government department has announced a plan to preserve the landscape at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial in northern France by planting 5,000 to 6,000 trees.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

A tranquil moment in Beaumont-Hamel: Visit the battleground that helped define N.L.

St. John's-based photographer Paul Daly is your guide to the site of a brutal battle on July 1, 1916, that cut through the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and hundreds of families back home.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

Hockey, history, sacrifice and sport at the Beaumont-Hamel Centennial Cup

The tournament, now in its fourth year, sees hockey teams from around Newfoundland compete and learn.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador
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Remembering Beaumont-Hamel through story and song

July 1st marks the 100th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, in which the Newfoundland Regiment suffered terrible losses. Michael talks to writer David Macfarlane and musician Douglas Cameron about their show, "The Door You Came In."
Radio The Sunday Edition
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America, guns and violence; Remembering Beaumont-Hamel; The "backfire" effect

Radio The Sunday Edition

102 years later, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians still remember fallen soldiers at Beaumont-Hamel

It's been over a century since Newfoundland and Labrador lost a generation of young men at the battle of Beaumont-Hamel, and the province has never stopped remembering their sacrifice.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

A quiet day in Beaumont-Hamel, a battle site that has become sacred ground

A moving photo essay by Paul Daly.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

'More than just a choir:' Shallaway celebrates 25 years

The choir was formed as a cultural response to the 1992 cod moratorium as a way to bring hope to the next generation of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

Princess Anne's tour to focus on Beaumont-Hamel, community events

HRH Princess Anne is making several stops around Newfoundland this week as part of a royal visit to the province.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

B.C. museum to commemorate Beaumont-Hamel sacrifice

Its on the other side of the country, but Port Moody Station Museum will be honouring the centennial anniversary of Beaumont-Hamel along with Newfoundland and Labrador.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

Piecing together the Great War in Placentia

The conflict may have began more than a century ago, but in a place like Placentia, you can still find traces of the First World War... you just need to know where to look.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

'We will never forget': Memorial Day participants show respect, pride

Those attending momentous Memorial Day ceremonies in St. John's Friday say they came to remember the fallen, and ensure the legacy of their sacrifice is honoured.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador
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Prince Charles honours regiment at Beaumont-Hamel ceremony in France

Princes Charles and his wife Camilla were among thousands taking in the 100th anniversary commemoration ceremony in Beaumont-Hamel, France on Friday.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador
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Trail of the Caribou: Watch our full documentary online

Learn about the journey of the Newfoundland Regiment in the Great War, in a documentary hosted by Allan Hawco and Mark Critch.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador
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'Ordinary people who did extraordinary things': Beaumont-Hamel anniversary marked in N.L.

Across the country, July 1 is Canada Day. But in Newfoundland and Labrador, it's Memorial Day.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

CBC's coverage of Beaumont-Hamel 100th anniversary

Friday, July 1 marks the 100th anniversary of the battle of Beaumont-Hamel that saw hundreds of men in the Newfoundland Regiment killed in the First World War.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

Beaumont-Hamel 100: Faces, scenes and moments from Memorial Day ceremony in St. John's

Thousands gathered at the National War Memorial in St. John's Friday to honour those who fought and died at the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador
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Victims, not heroes: The unsettling truth behind Beaumont-Hamel's carnage

One hundred years after Beaumont-Hamel, its time to view the soldiers in the Newfoundland Regiment who were killed or injured on that day for what they really were: Victims.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

Beaumont-Hamel: What happened, and what went wrong

For the Newfoundland Regiment, the Battle of the Somme near Beaumont-Hamel, France, was the most devastating loss of the First World War and it all happened in a matter of minutes.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador
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'Never forget them': How artist Rod Hand paid tribute to the Regiment

St. John's artist Rod Hand says creating a painting about Beaumont-Hamel was a deeply personal experience.
Canada Nfld. & Labrador

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